Account Executive - US Space Force

Remote - USA
$300K – $300K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission
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According to Glassdoor (01/2023)
4.0 stars
Funding
Latest round: Series D
$247M raised

Khosla, a16z, MSFT, HPE, T. Rowe Price

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Job Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute successful sales cycles around prospects in US Space Force accounts that are looking to deploy next generation distributed applications at massive scale and help them understand the D2iQ approach and the D2iQ differentiation.

  • Qualify these customers based on their challenges, our solutions and their willingness to partner with a growing software company.

  • Build a sustainable network that includes partners, integrators and analysts to help evangelize the D2iQ approach.

  • Build and manage a healthy pipeline of customers that want to partner with D2iQ and join us on the Rocket Ship as we change the way applications are built and deployed.

  • Build sustainable relationships with our prospects and customers. Understand their requirements and represent them to our product, support and executive teams to help us build world-class software.

Skills & Requirements

  • You know how to navigate US Space Force environments and understand the challenges these customers have when adopting new, innovative technology.

  • You have a minimum of:

    • 10 years of outstanding proven sales track record selling to the US Federal Government. 

    • 7 years experience in platform selling experience in the area of high-end enterprise data/datacenter software. 

  • Cloud native and Kubernetes knowledge is a huge plus

  • You have a genuine passion and understanding around how next generation data driven applications transform businesses and society.

  • You have a good general knowledge and interest in the new technologies in the field of Big Data, IoT and Data center technology landscape. If you are familiar with the open source ecosystem and the container landscape it is a huge plus.

  • You have proven ability to effectively form, lead and inspire highly talented virtual account teams, including partners, to enable maximum customer success and consequently amazing sales results.

  • Experience at a lightspeed growing startup; You have to be comfortable with things that break and people that love to fix things when they break. 

  • You're an expert in navigating and establishing high impact trusted relationships on all levels (especially c-level) in large corporate customers environments.

  • You must have a burning desire to be successful and to see your customers and virtual teams succeed.

Our Vision

Intelligent Infrastructure to Unleash Innovation.

Our Mission

Deliver an Intelligent and Secure Cloud Native Platform that Unleashes Innovation.

D2iQ’s Core Values

We are customer-driven

We are driven by the success of our customers and we deliver a top-notch partnership throughout their journeys. We believe if our customer wins, we win.

We are team always

We are dependable and effective in building positive relationships with our peers. We are relentlessly humble and demonstrate a high-level of respect in our interactions.

We are champions of change

We have a hunger to continuously learn and the courage to take intelligent risks. We’re pioneers, innovators, and change-makers to the core.

We are relentless

We raise the bar and execute flawlessly. We’re serious about ownership and effectively balance quality output with efficient speed.

About D2iQ

D2iQ is the leading provider of enterprise-grade cloud platforms that enable organizations to embrace open-source and cloud-native innovations while delivering smarter Day 2 operations. With unmatched experience driving some of the world's largest cloud deployments, D2iQ empowers organizations to better navigate and accelerate cloud-native journeys with enterprise-grade technologies, training, professional services and support. Whether you are deploying your first Kubernetes workload, optimizing your business analytics with Spark or Jupyter, or looking to educate your developers on the benefits of cloud native, D2iQ has the expertise, services, and technology to enable you to succeed. D2iQ is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in London and Hamburg, Germany. D2iQ investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Find us at D2iQ.com.

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D2iQ provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and team members and is committed to inclusion and diversity.

D2iQ is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you feel that you don't meet all of the requirements for this role but you meet the minimum criteria, we encourage you to apply. Research suggests that women, BIPOC individuals, and other marginalized people may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply.

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